Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 84, Shloka 8
गुहस्य सन्देहः, गङ्गातीर-रक्षा, भरतस्य सत्कारः
Guha’s Suspicion, Securing the Ganga Bank, and Hospitality to Bharata
नावां शतानां पञ्चानां कैवर्तानां शतं शतम्।सन्नद्धानां तथा यूनां तिष्ठन्त्वित्यभ्यचोदयत्।।।।
nāvāṃ śatānāṃ pañcānāṃ kaivartānāṃ śataṃ śatam |
sannaddhānāṃ tathā yūnāṃ tiṣṭhantv ity abhyacodayat ||
उसने प्रेरित किया—“पाँच सौ नावें तैयार रहें, और प्रत्येक नाव में सौ-सौ युवा केवट पूर्ण साज-सज्जा सहित तत्पर खड़े रहें।”
Let five hundred boats, each manned by a hundred young fishermen fully equipped, be in readiness he exhorted them.
FAQs
Dharma includes preparedness without aggression: resources are readied to prevent wrongdoing and to control a critical passage responsibly.
Guha sets a concrete defensive/logistical arrangement—boats and crews—to manage movement across the Gaṅgā.
Strategic competence—Guha translates concern into organized, measurable action.